CHIHUAHUA, Mexico (Interstat) — Dorados will host Diablos Rojos on Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026, in Mexico’s Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional game at Gimnasio Manuel Bernardo Aguirre. Both teams enter the matchup with 0-0 records.

The teams are meeting for the second consecutive game in Chihuahua. Dorados won Friday’s contest 86-70 at the same venue. Interstat’s ELO system gives Dorados a 54.2 percent chance to win Saturday.

Diablos Rojos’ player to watch is Trey Drechsel. In Friday’s loss, Drechsel had 19 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists in 29 minutes. He scored 23 points in a 91-88 win over Aguascalientes on July 24 and added 15 points with 7 rebounds and 3 assists in an 80-91 loss on July 23. Drechsel has reached at least 15 points in each of his past three games.

Dorados will rely on Will Cherry. Cherry produced 15 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists in Friday’s 86-70 win. He also had 20 points and 8 assists in a July 25 victory over Irapuato, and he recorded 12 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists and one block in a July 24 win against Irapuato. Cherry has handed out at least six assists in all three of those games.

Dorados have won three straight recent results, while Diablos Rojos went 1-2 in their past three. Saturday’s winner will start the season 1-0.

After Saturday, Diablos Rojos host Irapuato on Aug. 5 and Aug. 6, then Fuerza Regia on Aug. 9 and Aug. 10. They travel to Gambusinos on Aug. 15-16, host Lobos Plateados on Aug. 20-21 and visit Leon on Aug. 24-25.

Dorados visit Fuerza Regia on Aug. 5-6, host Gambusinos on Aug. 10-11, visit Lobos Plateados on Aug. 15-16, host Leon on Aug. 19-20, visit San Luis Potosi on Aug. 24 and host Zacatecas on Aug. 28.

Saturday’s game is scheduled to tip off at Gimnasio Manuel Bernardo Aguirre, with Dorados looking to build on Friday’s win and Diablos Rojos seeking their first victory of the LNBP season.